From everybody's favourite Chocolate Cake to a spectacular Red Velvet, there are lots of recipes to choose from.
The building blocks of most cakes are flour, sugar, butter or oil (or a substitute), eggs and leavening agents. It helps to have room-temperature ingredients, which emulsify easier into batter.
Basic Cake Recipe
The basic cake recipe includes all of the fundamental ingredients that most cakes start with. This makes it one of the easiest recipes to master!
Butter and sugar should be warm for proper aeration when they are creamed together. If they are too cold, the emulsion will break and you'll lose those air cells that are essential for cake baking.
Set your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cake pans. Line each with parchment paper for easy removal.
Chocolate Cake Recipe
A simple, easy chocolate cake recipe that turns out incredibly moist thanks to oil (not butter!) and sour cream. It’s also freezable and keeps well!
To amplify the chocolate flavor, I add hot coffee or espresso powder to the wet ingredients. You won’t taste the coffee though. It’s just for extra richness! You can also use hot water if desired.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake is a classic that's easy to make. You'll love the perfect blend of warm spices and luscious cream cheese frosting.
All-purpose flour creates structure, while leaveners (baking soda and baking powder) give the cake its rise. Ground cinnamon adds a warm spice flavor.
Vary the mix-ins by adding golden or pitted dates instead of raisins. And switch the pecans for chopped walnuts or shredded coconut.
Butter Cake Recipe
With a soft and buttery crumb, this cake is quick to make. It relies on leavenings like baking powder and baking soda to rise and needs unsalted butter at room temperature to ensure a light result.
Be sure to alternate adding the flour and milk to prevent over-mixing, which creates tough gluten and results in a dense cake. Also, try to glaze the cake while it is still warm so it soaks in more of the liquid for a richer flavor.
Buttermilk Cake Recipe
Buttermilk makes this old-fashioned cake tender and moist. It also gives it a nice tang that balances out the sweetness.
Use a mixer to cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each addition.
If you can’t find buttermilk, combine 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar with enough milk to make a cup.
Lemon Cake Recipe
This moist lemon cake recipe is a family favorite. It's lower in sugar and butter than most other cakes and it tastes great!
Combine dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest. In another bowl, whisk the liquid ingredients: milk, vegetable oil and fresh lemon juice.
Pour the glaze over while the cake is still warm. Poke holes with a toothpick to ensure the cake is fully saturated with the lemon glaze.
Red Velvet Cake Recipe
This classic red velvet cake is soft, moist and perfectly chocolatey. Served with fluffy cream cheese frosting, this is the perfect dessert recipe for any occasion.
This cake uses vinegar and baking soda to tenderize the cake layers. The acid also reacted with the natural (not Dutch-processed) cocoa powder to give the cake its signature crimson hue. During World War II, bakers often replaced the red dye with beets due to rationing.
Strawberry Cake Recipe
This easy strawberry cake recipe tastes just like a bakery cake, but is even easier to make! It's loaded with strawberries both IN and ON the cake!
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, sugar and Jell-O. Add the water, oil and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the strawberries and beat 2 minutes. For more details please visit Popular Recipes
Vanilla Cake Recipe
This classic vanilla cake is soft and fluffy. It's the perfect base for shaped cakes or tiered ones and holds up beautifully under fondant.
This recipe uses powdered sugar in the frosting, which makes it light and sweet. It's also easy to make from scratch.
Be sure to use a scale for accurate measurements and bring your butter, milk, and eggs to room temperature.
White Cake Recipe
A simple white cake recipe that is perfect for birthday cakes, wedding cakes, or any other occasion! This easy cake recipe is tender and soft with a delicious vanilla flavor.
Unlike yellow cake recipes, this recipe uses only egg whites (no yolks) for a lighter color. It also calls for clear vanilla extract to avoid adding any brown or yellow tints into the batter.